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07-07-06, 09:45 AM
Jessie Shen, DigiTimes.com (http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20060707PR204.html) [Friday 7 July 2006]
A flurry of new graphics cards featuring HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) ports and supporting HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) are set to hit the market this summer, with graphics card vendors GeCube and Sapphire announcing products in the past few days, while Tul will soon announce its HDCP-supporting PowerColor X1600 Pro.
GeCube on July 5 announced its latest HV series of ATI Radeon X1300 and X1600 cards that offer cost-effective native HDCP implementation. The X1300 will be available in mid-July and will be priced at US$149.
Then on July 7, Sapphire Technology announced that its Sapphire Radeon X1600Pro HDMI card was shipping, making it the first available HDMI graphics card. The card features the ATI Radeon X1600 Pro GPU and supports HDCP using the HDMI interface.
Nvidia also reportedly is planning to launch upgraded versions of its GeForce 7900 GTX and GeForce 7900 GT graphics cards that support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) between July and the middle of August, with the cards continuing to be manufactured by Flextronics, according to sources at Taiwan graphics card makers.
HDCP implementation as a requirement of HDTV (high-definition TV), Blu-ray and HD DVD applications. Graphics cards that don't support HDCP will degrade the resolution of HD signals from 1080P to 540p, sources recently indicated.
A flurry of new graphics cards featuring HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) ports and supporting HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) are set to hit the market this summer, with graphics card vendors GeCube and Sapphire announcing products in the past few days, while Tul will soon announce its HDCP-supporting PowerColor X1600 Pro.
GeCube on July 5 announced its latest HV series of ATI Radeon X1300 and X1600 cards that offer cost-effective native HDCP implementation. The X1300 will be available in mid-July and will be priced at US$149.
Then on July 7, Sapphire Technology announced that its Sapphire Radeon X1600Pro HDMI card was shipping, making it the first available HDMI graphics card. The card features the ATI Radeon X1600 Pro GPU and supports HDCP using the HDMI interface.
Nvidia also reportedly is planning to launch upgraded versions of its GeForce 7900 GTX and GeForce 7900 GT graphics cards that support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) between July and the middle of August, with the cards continuing to be manufactured by Flextronics, according to sources at Taiwan graphics card makers.
HDCP implementation as a requirement of HDTV (high-definition TV), Blu-ray and HD DVD applications. Graphics cards that don't support HDCP will degrade the resolution of HD signals from 1080P to 540p, sources recently indicated.